Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-30
SHE SAVED THEIR DINNER,
It Was q Risky Proceeding Though-A
Bride is Cured of Her Innocent Pas
sion for Betting,

sion for betting.
Everybody knows how horse talk invades
the dining room and parlor athome, writes
a correspondent of the Boston Herald from
this city. The men bring it in from the
club, and take it with them to the office.
But sometime a portion OF it stays behind,
and is eagerly rolled over the tongues of the
girls of the family. Ayoung bride vas cali
ing with a friend, and at more thar ore
house found other friends who had been to
the races. Enhancing were the stories they
told of backing the winners. Now our
bride, Louisa. had never been to the races
in her life, and that very night she asked
her husband if he would not take her.
"Now, who has been putting that into
your head? ;" asked John, %brusqueIy.
why, l don't know, John, DEAR" said
Louisa, "but everybody seems to 60, and l
want to. I wan to bac> the winners"
The next scene is at Sheepshead Bay.
Three races I've been run and Louisa is in
tensely interested, not only in events, butin
the scenes around her. She has kept her
eyes open, and has noticed that ladies near
her send money away in the hands of boys
in uniform. and that the boys return with
tickets, which the ladies put in their bags. |
She has pleaded with her husband to let |
her bet just once OF a race, but be has for
hidden it so sternly that she dares not
speak of it again. But John. has left his
seat after each race, and not returned |
until the next one is about to be run. In |
her innocent little head has crept the idea
that John is betting on the races, and she
to know what his fortune has been,
By the time the third race has been run she
has grown into a fever of excitement over
project which she feared to execute. She
take advantage OF his absence and
bet for herself secretly. John looked very
dark at the conclusion Of the third race, /
and ground his teeth as he answered to his
innocent question that he had
rather hoped such a horse would win, for
|ie," thought bright Louisa "and I will get
wen with him." But it seemed as if John
would never get up and disappear as he had
before.
WHY HE PLUNGED.
In fact John was wondering whether he
would take a final plunge with what he had
eft. He decided that he would go out to
The betting pavilion at all events, and see
the ODDS were running. And it was
unnecessary that he plunged. As soon as
le had one Louisa wasthrown into d rage
Of ex .itement and doubt. The color
mounted hot to her cheeks. and her heart
bumped like a typewriter, as with a sup.
'eme impulse she beckoned to a boy. It
vas the last chance.
Here" she exclaimed. producing some
bills from her purse. Take this and bet it
or me-"
Who on?" asked the boy stolidly. re.
the money and counting it. There
vas $50. |:
"Oh. dear!" whispered Louisa, II don't
o anything about horses. You know,
lon't your"
''Well," said the boy, scratching his F.,
'ead, 'they are giving 2 to 1 on Ichi Ban
md 6 to 1 on Pocomoke, but l think it's a s
ace Tor a short horse myself"
But can a short horse run as fast as a
Dng one??" asked Louisa in surprise.
''WelI," said tire boy, that depends. but
am backing Ovid, and you can get Is to
on him." 1t
well, well, hurry aIongand do what you !,
hink best; only put it somewhere, and .
ont let anybody know"
The boy disappeared. and presently John
anne back. She looked at him furtively, +
o see if he suspected anything, but Johns
ace was like that Of a Sphinx. The boy =
eturned. too, and slipped a piece OF paper a
1tO Louisa's hand without attracting at 8
She hastily thrust. it into her $
urse, feeling w~oefully guilty. The race was ?
and it would be hard to say which was =
more excited. When it was over John
aid. awkwardly: Louisa, you brought
ome money on the track with you, didn't 4
ou?"
''Yes. dear" she replied, family, feeling
aat o the storm was coming. :
TWO CONFESSIONS.
II guess you better let me have it," he
lid, to tell the truth. l have got rid of
inc. A friend told me that a race vas .
,ming a certain way, he wanted me to a
ack it-and-I did 30, and it's gone IL
rong, you know; such things will, some q
and his courage returned as he got Z
70 confession out.of his mouth. IL